Blame game will not help addicts as vulnerable people continue to be put to the back of the treatment queue

A new investigation by the UK’s biggest consumer website, MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE), has discovered that some 862,027 households in Scotland, England and Wales could be due a refund for overpaid Council Tax. A whopping £150.2 million is lying unclaimed, worth an average of £174 per account.

Kate Bush and Running Up That Hill have secured a third consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.  

weight over two years. And despite beginning this journey due to being body-shamed at a football game, Matt still gets hate for his body - just in a different format. As reported by Leicestershire Live, Matt took to social media to describe the first 'thin-shaming' event he had ever experienced.

Eastern Promises, the popular industry strand of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, has spent the last two years relegated to an online only event due to Covid-19, but the upcoming seventh edition of the event is now gearing up for what it hopes to be a vintage year as it returns in a physical capacity on Sunday, June 3.

Scots singer Gerry Cinnamon could be doing a Kate Bush after one of his tracks opened the new season of Netflix smash hit The Umbrella Academy. The Glasgow-born singer's song Sometimes features in the first scene of the much-anticipated third series of the comic book caper.

on his website’s Not-a-Blog section, the project is codenamed “Snow” and has been development as long as the other “Game of Thrones”-adjacent series that HBO is developing, which are “Ten Thousand Ships” (from Amanda Segel), “Sea Snake” aka “Nine Voyages” (from “Rome” creator Bruno Heller) and a show centered around characters Dunk and Egg, from “The Pursuit of Happyness” writer Steve Conrad. (There are also some animated projects in development.) “For whatever reason it was never announced and it never leaked… until now,” Martin wrote.Martin also confirms what Emilia Clarke said in an interview with the BBC – that the new show was created by Harington himself.

Former S Club 7 star Jo O'Meara has opened up about her shock gambling addiction for the first time, admitting that it helped her escape "the bad stuff". Jo, 43, found fame with pop group S Club 7 at the tender age of 20 in 1990, and she and her bandmates saw massive success in the UK with hits such as Reach for the Stars.

Scots Love Island contestant Jay Younger hasn't shied away from causing drama during his short stay in the villa so far, and one body language expert claims he's playing a good game.

Love Island's tattooed hunk Luca Bish called out Gemma Owen after she said she was worried about feeling "trapped" and "married off" in their comfortable partnership in the villa.The 24 year old fishmonger asked the international dressage champion if the reason she was feeling that way was actually due to not receiving attention from new boys Jay Younger and Remi Lambert when they entered the reality dating show earlier in the week. Caught off-guard by Luca's frankness, Gemma, 19, admitted she'd been "very quiet" and even "screwed" herself over with the possibility of getting to know other boys as she was so happy with her partner.The awkward conversation unfolded while Turkish actress Ekin-Su, 27, was dealing with her own secret rendezvous and drama between 27 year old Davide Sanclimenti and Scottish investment banker Jay, 28.

Naman Ramachandran Popular shows “Squid Game,” “Succession,” “Sex Education” and “Landscapers” are among the nominees at the Edinburgh TV Festival’s annual TV awards, which will take place as an in-person event on Aug. 25.“Sherlock” producer Sue Vertue serves as this year’s jury President and stand-up comedian and writer Sophie Duker as awards host.Nominees in the acting categories include Jodie Comer in “Help,” Lesley Manville in “I Am Maria,” Letitia Wright in “I Am Danielle,” Maxine Peake in “Anne,” Sharlene Whyte in “Stephen” and Stephen Graham in “Time.”BBC, Channel 4, Sky and Netflix have the most nominations. Channel of the Year nominees are BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV.

Afia Tonkmor's Love Island journey was cut short, there's no denying that her fellow bombshell Ekin-Su Cülcüloğludefinitely made quite an impression on the islanders.Now, just days later two more bombshells, Jay Younger and Remi Lambert, are set to enter the villa and shake things up.And based on what we already know about Jay Younger, we think that Gemma Owen and Luca Bish's new relationship could already be in trouble.We all know, that Gemma's dad is Michael Owen (as much as she tries to keep in under wraps... not!), well it turns out that Jay Younger is the grandson of former Scotland football captain, Tommy Younger.First Jacques O'Neil and now Jay... those Love Island producers really want to see Gemma and Luca's relationship tested don't they?Here's everything we know about Jay so far...Jay is 28.

Jennifer Lopez wants to support Latina women and is taking all steps necessary to empower a new generation of entrepreneurs. The superstar, who recently attended the premiere of her ‘Halftime’ docummentary, announced her new $14 billion partnership with Grameen America.The new deal expects to reach more than 600,000 Latina entrepreneurs across 50 cities in the United States, with a business capital of $14 billion and six million hours of financial education and training.“Being Latino in this country has always been a matter of pride for me.

Love Island's Gemma Owen, the daughter of former footballer Michael Owen, is still yet to reveal to her fellow Islanders who her famous dad is. However, with the arrival of Jay Younger, that could all be about to change.The 28 year old Scottish hottie, 24, has something in common with Gemma, 19, as they both have relatives who have played for Liverpool.